While weight loss surgery (such as bariatric surgery) is a practical option for many overweight people, it’s not ideal for everyone. Is it right for you? Here are some important criteria that weight loss surgeons often consider before giving the go signal for candidates: 1. Traditional methods have failed By definition, it’s important to remember…

Why consider Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery? In the United States, obesity has become a common problem. In a report released in 2009 by the “Trust for American’s Health” and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called, “F as in Fat”, studies show that two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and nearly one-third of children and…

Year on year, the demand for weight loss surgery is on the rise in the UK and the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that by 2015 approximately 2.3 billion adults worldwide will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese. According to nhs.uk, the prevalence of obesity in England is one…

For severely overweight individuals that have failed to see results from diet and exercise alone, weight-loss surgery has become the safest and most effective means of achieving significant weight loss. In fact, studies have shown that with diet and exercise alone, nearly 95% of obese patients will gain all the lost weight back within 5…

The idea of having a surgery to help reduce weight holds a lot of appeal for people suffering from obesity. And surgery has often worked out where other conservative techniques of weight loss like exercise and diets have failed. But obesity surgery by itself is not a magic wand. It can be considered a very…

A growing number of obese patients are undergoing bariatric surgery to improve their overall health. But even though bariatric surgery, including the gastric band and gastric bypass, has helped patients shade the extra weight, surgery alone will not keep the pounds off. It is a common misconception that surgery alone can help patients lose weight.…

While some people are able to experience effective weight loss through dietary supplements, fat loss programs, and cardio and strength training exercises, there are a lot of people who do not share the same fate. These are the people who, no matter what they do, cannot seemingly melt away fats as easily and quickly as…

Teen obesity is increasing dramatically. The number of dangerously overweight teens is increasing drastically, so do the popularity of weight loss surgery among young population. Despite the fact that the cost of weight loss surgery is extremely expensive, and insurance companies do not often cover this procedure, more and more men women and teens who…

Here are some ways we can create our mind body spirit health and keep all three healthy. Making sure our three bodies are working at their top performance is essential for good health. Our first part of mind body spirit health is our mind, subconscious or emotional body, this body works invisibly to help us…

Finding happiness in life isn’t easy. Most people will never find happiness in life because they don’t know what they want, and even if they do, they’re not sure what to do to achieve it, or they don’t believe it is possible. There are a lot of simple things you can do to change your…